Cheta Emba Explained
| Birth Date: | 16 July 1993 |
| Alma Mater: | Harvard University |
| Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Height: | 5 ft 10 in | | Weight: | 175 lb | | Ru Position: | Full back (XV), Wing (XV),
Prop (7s), Wing (7s) | | Repyears1: | 2015 | | Repcaps1: | 7 | | Reppoints1: | 15 | | Ru Sevensnationalyears1: | 2016 |
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| Module2: | | Embed: | yes | | Header-Color: | - b0c4de
| | Youthyears1: | 2007–2011 | | Collegeyears1: | 2011–2014 | | Collegecaps1: | 35 | | Collegegoals1: | 0 |
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Cheta Emba (born July 16, 1993) is an American rugby union player.
Biography
Emba attended Maggie L. Walker Governor's School, she was a goalkeeper on the soccer team and a forward on the basketball team. She played soccer and began her rugby career in her junior year at Harvard University where she majored in molecular cellular biology with a minor in Spanish.[1]
In her senior year she was selected for the Eagles squad to the 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series in Canada.[2] She debuted for the in 2016 and was selected for the squad to the 2017 Rugby World Cup in Ireland.[3] [4] [5]
Emba was selected to represent the United States at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[6] [7]
References
- News: Former Maggie Walker standout Cheta Emba named alternate on US women's Olympic rugby team . Richmond Times-Dispatch . August 5, 2016 . September 29, 2017.
- Web site: Smolik-Valles . Ariel . August 10, 2016 . Cheta Emba '15 . The Harvard Crimson . September 29, 2017.
- News: Wise . Chad . July 17, 2017 . Eagles announced for Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 in Ireland . USA Rugby . September 20, 2017.
- Web site: Women Eagles Name World Cup Squad . www.thisisamericanrugby.com . July 17, 2017 . September 20, 2017.
- Web site: New caps in Women's Eagles World Cup squad . AmericasRugbyNews.com . July 20, 2017 . September 20, 2017.
- Web site: USA names rosters for Sevens World Cup . Americas Rugby News . September 2, 2022 . September 14, 2022.
- Web site: Cahill . Calder . September 1, 2022 . Women's Eagles Sevens target podium chase as roster is named for the Rugby World Cup Sevens . eagles.rugby . September 14, 2022.
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